Rice hails Obama race speech as "important".......

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Okay, I just read the article - what part of Condi's comments could anyone possibly take issue with?

I didn't see where she said it was a wonderful speech and everything Barack said is true. I don't know how you get any more ambiguous than, "I think it was important that he (Obama) gave it for a whole host of reasons."

I thought the same thing when I read it. I guess we're the only ones who actually read the article)

As for her "having trouble furthuring her political career" - she doesn't WANT a "political" career! She has always said that and, indeed, she didn't even seek the positions she has now. She's perfectly content to go back to her old life after the election.

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Originally Posted by Baja28

She "hailed" his speech??

Those are the reporter's words, not Condi's. As far as I saw, she didn't "hail" his speech at all - she merely commented not unfavorably on it.

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

As far as I saw, she didn't "hail" his speech at all - she merely commented not unfavorably on it.

I really got a kick out of that line Vrai. Reminded me of when the MSP would do a firearms check and say that someone is "not disapproved" instead of "approved" to buy a firearm because they don't want to be accused of saying they approved of someone haveing a gun.

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Those are the reporter's words, not Condi's. As far as I saw, she didn't "hail" his speech at all - she merely commented not unfavorably on it.

Yea, that was sorta my jab at how the press inflates hype.

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Originally Posted by molake

In the article, she is quoted "While many blacks called themselves African American, Rice said they should not be looked at as immigrants."


What in the world does that mean?

I think what she was saying is that immigrants are viewed as outsiders who came to this country after it had been established. Black slaves from Africa came over to this country with the same people who founded and developed it, so in her opinion they should be looked upon in the same way as a white guy from England who came over, founded a business, and raised a family in the colonies would be looked at.

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Originally Posted by Bruzilla

Reminded me of when the MSP would do a firearms check and say that someone is "not disapproved" instead of "approved" to buy a firearm because they don't want to be accused of saying they approved of someone haveing a gun.

Well, that's pretty much what I got out of it - she neither approved nor disapproved the speech.

As far as the "immigrants" comment, it's my impression that "African-Americans" treat and present themselves as immigrants. Condi didn't clarify one way or the other what she meant by that.